Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are using the 88-Inch Cyclotron to help steady ...

Some countries, including the U.S., want to mine the seafloor for rare earth elements used in smartphones and electric cars. But other nations are concerned about the environmental impact.

Rare earth elements, although commonly found, are vital for a range of technologies, including smartphones, flat screen TVs, magnets, electric vehicles, and military systems like missiles. They ...

Deep sea mining for rare earth elements could start as early as 2026, even as 38 countries have called for a moratorium on it ...

As demand grows, scientists are inventing new — and greener — ways to recycle rare earth elements.

Creation Of Three Heavy Elements Has Been Observed For First Time Ever We’re finally getting close to answering the question of where all the elements in the universe come from.

Computer models suggest that heavy elements rode shock waves from supernovas to our planet, according to evidence from rocks found on the ocean floor.

Astronomers captured a glimpse of the innermost layers of a massive star before it exploded in a supernova, changing their ...

Star-forming galaxies, including ours, are rich in elements — and secrets. Stars come to life fastest in the early histories of such galaxies, but this process doesn’t last at such a high rate ...

Scientists in New Zealand and Australia working at the level of atoms created something unexpected: Tiny metallic snowflakes.